Recent by Alan Lepofsky
IBM Forms Strategic Partnership with HCL Technologies for Future of Notes and Domino
By Alan Lepofsky | 10/27/17, 1:42 PM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Oliver Busse
On Oct 25th, IBM announced that they are transferring the development and support of Notes, Domino, Verse and Sametime (plus a few other products in this family) to HCL Technologies. For a better part of the last decade IBM has not prioritized these products, instead directing their focus on IBM Connections and the new Watson Workspace products.
Introducing IBM Watson Workspace
By Alan Lepofsky | 10/25/16, 3:14 PM | - | Added by Oliver Busse
This is an IBM collaboration tool that allows people to create shared spaces where they can post questions, share ideas, collaborate on projects, etc. Essentially it’s a group messaging client, but with a twist… it’s being built from the ground up to leverage the cognitive computing capabilities of IBM Watson.
IBM Connect 2016 - A Little Swagger Back In Their Step
By Alan Lepofsky | 2/13/16, 8:18 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by John Oldenburger
The week before IBM Connect 2016 I wrote about the things I hoped to hear IBM address at their annual collaboration-focused conference. At that time I summarized my thinking with "I look forward to this new rebooted IBM Connect. In this post I will look back at each of the points I brought up and how IBM did in each.
IBM Connect 2016 - A New Hope Awakens
By Alan Lepofsky | 1/26/16, 5:36 PM | - | Added by Oliver Busse
Next week IBM is holding their annual conference focused on collaboration software. However, this year things are going to be a bit different.
In The Next Version - Collaboration Around Files - A Case Study On Working With Clients
By Alan Lepofsky | 6/5/15, 3:02 PM | - | Added by Oliver Busse
I recently had the opportunity to speak with one of the world's largest advertising agencies about how they collaborate with their clients. Details of their solution are covered in the Constellation Research case study "Powering Global Client Collaboration with Secure File Sharing, How a Leading Ad Agency Used Egnyte Adaptive Enterprise File Services to Work with Clients".
Introducing IBM Verse
By Alan Lepofsky | 11/18/14, 1:08 PM | - | Added by Kenio Carvalho
About a year ago IBM first announced they would be developing their next generation email client, code named MailNext. Today in NYC (and similar satellite events around the world) IBM unveiled the official product, now named IBM Verse. That's verse as in converse, or social interaction, not the shoe company. It's not a play on universe, nor a song or poem, nor related to Lotus "Notes" making up a verse!
Purposeful Collaboration - Presented at IBM Connect 2014
By Alan Lepofsky | 2/3/14, 7:42 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff
This presentation discusses the evolution of collaboration software from stand-alone tools to integrated enterprise software platforms.
In The Next Version - The What? When? Why? and How? of Enterprise Collaboration
By Alan Lepofsky | 7/1/13, 1:07 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff
Here is my interview with BizTech 2.0 TV, where I discuss enterprise collaboration.
In The Next Version - Social Business 2013: Less Talking. More Doing.
By Alan Lepofsky | 12/4/12, 9:27 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff
It's that time of year where analysts gaze into our crystal balls and make predications about the trends we expect to see in the upcoming months. My thoughts about 2013 are based on the hundreds of conversations I've had with social business product vendors and customers over the last twelve months.
In The Next Version - Three Areas I’d Like To See Improved In Social Business Software
By Alan Lepofsky | 11/21/12, 11:52 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff
I spend a great deal of time advising software vendors ranging from stealth startups to the world's largest enterprise software companies. While I am optimistic about many of the innovations I see coming, I'm also troubled by some of the recurring themes.
The Future of Social Inside the Enterprise
By Alan Lepofsky | 10/23/12, 12:05 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff
Below is a recording of the presentation Dion Hinchcliffe and I gave at Salesforce's Dreamforce 2012 conference, titled The Future of Social Inside the Enterprise.
Is Social Networking All About Vanity?
By Alan Lepofsky | 8/25/12, 8:10 AM | - | Added by
Yesterday some colleagues and I were having a discussion around the death and recent resurrection of Plancast. This lead to some concerns that social technologies (like sharing your calendar for the world to see) are just there for people who are seeking attention.